Catching Tiny Fish With Tiny Rods

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Every fisherman today has a big fish story, but in ancient Japan, the tiniest fish was the biggest catch. Tanago fishing is a Japanese tradition dating back to samurai over 200 years ago. A tanago fish can be as small as the nail of a pinky finger; in order to catch one, a fisherman must have a hook, bait, and a very special fishing rod called Edo Wazao, handmade from natural bamboo. Twin brothers Toryo and Shuhei Tosaku are the 8th generation of their family to keep up the precious craft of Edo Wazao. With less than ten skilled craftsmen left, the brothers are hoping carry on the legacy of their ancestors.
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@ben3372 4 года назад

me: looks at goldfish goldfish: don't even think about it

@howtos777 4 года назад

Hahahaha

@kur4saki862 4 года назад

LMAO

@boogaloo4481 4 года назад

Me: Pees on my fish tank

@MaxRollison 4 года назад

Snack that smiles back

@boogaloo4481 4 года назад

Still pees in my fish tank

@howtos777 4 года назад

No one: "the smallest fish is the biggest catch" Me: so I'm not a failure to fishing

@Turtler_ 4 года назад

Lmao

@sillycheese301 4 года назад

@@Turtler_ oamL

@brettdufrene2723 4 года назад

My unlucky ass will catch a bluegill on the biggest bass lure that I have... I have now resorted to perch fishing with artificial lures

@crossfire4479 4 года назад

Hey man, it's not that bad. I know that you think that you are bad because you can't catch bigger fish but it's just bad luck overall. If you catch enough of them you can have a good meal! If you can't, it's always a good feeling when you let the little fellas go. You are a good fisherman because even if you caught only one fish in your entire life means that you know how it's done. Have a good day!

@Stalkergames916 3 года назад

@@brettdufrene2723 eh at least at you catch something I go out a few miles out on Lake Huron those damm fish are harder to catch then a rock on a lure fighting back wise

@namaske2594 6 лет назад

Nah the fishes are actually normal size, the fishermen are just very large

@YourHyness 5 лет назад

LOL

@BasementOwner 4 года назад

Lmao 😂

@lemonboy9yearsago760 4 года назад

Uhh...?

@arcy_arts7378 4 года назад

The water was cold... it's gets bigger if you touch it a little.

@socialistrepublicofvietnam1259 4 года назад

Well... Ur not wrong but not right either

@Samboy1135 6 лет назад

These are the types of videos I get excited about.

@mho... Год назад

Great & wholesome story! not just the quirky hobby of hunting for tiny fish, but also deep respect for these 2 guys keeping the family tradition going!

@Willgtl 6 лет назад

I love taking my smallest ultralight spinning setup, tying on my smallest jig and catching fry. It's a lot of fun when the lunker bass aren't biting. So far the smallest I've caught was a little 3" largemouth. The action is really good too. It's just bite after bite after bite.

@enderlynxwilloze7935 4 года назад

willgtl I caught a 1” inch bluegill on a normal rod

@johnsheetz6639 3 года назад

Actually its a thing in the deep south ive caught a load of little bluegill cleaned them and deep fried them where you can eat them bones and all like fish chips.its good

@FishingWivRhys 2 года назад

I fish for small Rudd roach in England with a small float setup

@JustinY. 6 лет назад

So this is how they get the food for Little Bits

@RealGhostHawk38 6 лет назад

Justin Y. AWW COME ON I AVOIDED YOU THIS WHOLE WEEK AND NOW I FIND YOU

@ligthofshadowcripnigthnatu4078 6 лет назад

!!!!!!! Nani you again

@MakoTaco 6 лет назад

Man, I swear you're like that Misaka Mikoto dude who was present in every comment section. You didn't kill him, right?

@raphaelkgh218 6 лет назад

Justin Y. yeah!!!! The fosh are so cute too!!!! I wonder how they taste and if they have bones inside them!!!! 😍😍😍😍😉

@kadentai7120 6 лет назад

Why i find u again?!

@DrGeneralkumar82 6 лет назад

The rest of the world: I do pointless shit all day, I gotta do something else Japan: I do pointless shit all day, I take pride in this

@malachichang5616 3 года назад

Lol that is relatable

@bosniakedisniksic 3 года назад

These rods are hella expensive. Aint nothing pointless about making a living

@sr-hd3bz 6 лет назад

I use to catch minnows like this. Took a stick and tied rope made hook out of paper clip and boom

@0Dighs 4 года назад

In Brazil we have small hooks for sale, specialy to catch Astyanax sp., they are delicious deep fried.

@mrsgraceestores 4 года назад

I used to attach a nerf dart to it to play with my cats

@sr-hd3bz 4 года назад

Druyan what is the common name for that fish?

@sr-hd3bz 4 года назад

EstoresGamer111 huhhh

@mrsgraceestores 4 года назад

@lizetong qiu what

@orangehorse5037 Год назад

I hope these guys have have children of their own who will carry on the tradition. 🎣🇯🇵♥️

@RoyalBengalKing 6 лет назад

When i was a little kid growing up in Bangladesh around age 5-6 I used to catch so many of these tiny fish. Would be a fishing line on a long shaft with a weight and a floater made of reed. When the floater dipped a little under water meant that you got a bite and you'd pull at an angle and get your fish.

@rupommaddyron...7107 6 лет назад

Legion amader Cheep Borsi r puti mach sudhu ektu kaida kore banano ar kichui naa... Eksathe mach marle amra onek besi mach dhorbo yei Japanese der tulonaye... :)

@theodoric7335 6 лет назад

Legion nice to see bengalese person here, im Pakistani, how do you feel about your country being populated by literal rabbits?

@theodoric7335 6 лет назад

Axle lol if you think taliban is from our country i have no idea what to tell you, meanwhile bengal fishes all the big fish, then fishes all the small fish and grinds them, and is now starving to death

@4Ph4ntom 6 лет назад

Axle There’s a difference between radical Islam and Islam, and wrong country.

@4Ph4ntom 6 лет назад

Theodoric I had never seen a rabbit before in Bangladesh.

@alyssiataylor546 6 лет назад

The sense of pride and tradition in Japan is absolutely amazing. This is why I love everything abouy Japan. I hope I can go soon!

@nataliealfera7225 6 лет назад

Deja vu, i have been in this place before

@ttv.callmeheli6239 6 лет назад

Natalie Alfera same

@RealGhostHawk38 6 лет назад

Natalie Alfera higher on the beat

@shyguyxdtd2465 6 лет назад

Natalie Alfera Fishing in the ponds and selling it to neighbors.

@smugcheese5021 6 лет назад

Natalie Alfera You Are everywhere!

@randomspectator39 5 лет назад

Your profile pic made it funny

@WhatUpDoe1000 6 лет назад

Love this! Same thing here in canada, after youve caught the big bass and rainbow trout, its fun to catch small bluegills and pumpkinseed sunfish on micro hooks and hot dogs. Micro fishing is a great way to relax!

@westernoutdoors7736 3 года назад

Honestly this is probably one of the oldest forms of sport fishing, not for sustenance but for fun and challenge. So cool!

@MoxieBeast 6 лет назад

Points for this title 😂😋

@accuratesoup3486 4 года назад

first like after 2 years 🙌🏻

@suburbohemian 4 года назад

I wanna see Jeremy Wade take on the challenge of catching the little fish now!

@luwangth999 6 лет назад

I am sure to visit Japan one day..and I promise I will drop by this shop..and buy this wonderful piece of art...for I love fishing and I respect those who take pride in their work...

@Ccirgrg 5 лет назад

remember to take $5000 with you to the shop

@DanielHerrera-he9no 6 лет назад

So these guy's "fish stories" are the opposite of traditional fish stories....instead of bragging about catching the biggest they brag about catching the smallest!

@amsyarzero 6 лет назад

Daniel Herrera , yes.

@joshuadejood5234 6 лет назад

Daniel Herrera Just like there dicks

@MultiTictock 6 лет назад

"Their" you nitwit. You compensating for something lol?

@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC 6 лет назад

No the opposite would be bragging about catching no fish at all.

@joshuadejood5234 6 лет назад

Bahrul Bahrul are u Shure 😎

@jamescooler5089 5 лет назад

Cool traditions are sometimes forgotten by younger generations. Good luck in your journey!

@Hotlooksamerica 3 года назад

This sounds like they made it up, which is close because their ancestor did make this whole practice up 200 years ago.

@mygreenfroggy 6 лет назад

So what do they do with the fish?

@mygreenfroggy 6 лет назад

Smarty pants, lol.

@GreekYoda 6 лет назад

Stuff 'em and mount on the wall.

@aatired7307 6 лет назад

He's asking why you don't catch the small fish with a net.

@happybanana0929 6 лет назад

It's yummy deep fried.

@janmac86 6 лет назад

set them free

@r0a589 6 лет назад

Hey dude what did u do in 6 years. “Oh nothing I made a billion dollar company using micro-transaction called PayPal” “What did You do” “I made twelve tiny Fishing rods”

@noor.chaudhary5556 6 лет назад

✌️😂

@daveyjones9273 6 лет назад

Shouldn't you be playing fortnite

@LuminousOriens 5 лет назад

@@daveyjones9273 easy there with those condescending comments

@ChoPi-Eww 6 лет назад

Sooo... how do they taste?

@amsyarzero 6 лет назад

I never ate tiny fish before, so I could only imagine fish meat, but really tiny that I could just swallow them without having to chew.

@boiledegghole7976 6 лет назад

You probably can't even taste them

@jayr4885 6 лет назад

You won't believe it, but with all those process they still taste like bamboo.

@theodoric7335 6 лет назад

#nerdbash you need more likes

@raien6092 4 года назад

I ate dried minnows before and they are really salty + fishy. Amazing with rice

@GentleTaipan 6 месяцев назад

1:15 I thought a saw a third brother in the photo, until I realized that must be their dad. The family resemblance is striking!

@colinthiel1283 Год назад

Congratulations you made a stick 😂

@BrookieCooki84 3 года назад

Imagine being disappointed when the fist you caught is too big.

@josecruz021 6 лет назад

Finally a video on tanago

@SurprisinglyDeep 4 года назад

2:18 Don't worry Toryo. I'm sure they're proud of you.

@zenmaster24 6 лет назад

this looks like fun - a longer veriosn would be welcome!

@ssundar2394 3 года назад

I used to catch these fish using sewing thread and stapler pin with rice as bait.

@jankolczyk5731 4 года назад

Me who catches 20 g perch when I’m trying to catch a 3 pound bass

@maxamaxa194 3 года назад

I've been doing this since I was a kid. Now the hipsters are gonna be all over it.

@mountainmash4693 3 года назад

My dad used to make these Roderick Green Bamboo fìsh sticks, we had good memories fishing for small fish

@monkeman1912 3 года назад

Cool never seen anyone make special rod like this

@justabug1647 6 лет назад

My dad likes fishing and I want to support them, maybe I'll buy one of their fishing rods for him as a gift one day, if I ever go to Japan lol

@boesdi3908 4 года назад

Why not order by internet?

@SaltySalman 6 лет назад

I used to catch small puti fish (I don't know the English name) all the time when I was a kid in village. It tastes great with vegetables. Also great if deep fired crisp to the bone.

@pjanoo6973 6 лет назад

Ive caught a minnow on a bluegill setup I bring great honor to my family.

@topbrasstv8867 6 лет назад

I caught a minnow by his tail when i was fishing for rock band once

@sufiyanshariff7316 6 лет назад

loren young /w

@reconzero5699 4 года назад

This is a very fun thing to use for my aquarium!

@patrickalvarado7687 6 лет назад

They’re so cyut

@deucedaman 6 лет назад

DeviousOstrich “cyut”

@TheLinposterIsSus 6 лет назад

*Cyuyyususjxjcifiisosisisyte

@adamantobserver8655 6 лет назад

Cuz it's *loli* fish

@cyc2671 3 года назад

So this is where the people who cook tiny food get their ingredients

@legendaryjohnny7483 2 года назад

This is amazing, this video is on 🔥

@brokentempest4268 6 лет назад

You will be suprised that those kind of fishing rod are everywhere in Vietnam and we also use gluten bait and small hooks like that

@TheLinposterIsSus 6 лет назад

I was in nam

@gizmo6847 6 лет назад

Peanut Purchaser My grandfather went to Nam but he sure wasn’t fishing 😂

@AntonisZ73 4 года назад

Captions : **SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE**

@jamesdepaul3410 3 года назад

I appreciate the art in: less is more.

@tonyfreund6769 4 года назад

Always interesting to see other countries fishing traditions

@tinydough8746 4 года назад

Ah yes, finally something I can compete in.

@afellowmanofculture4165 3 года назад

Imagine making 1 after half a year then accidentally breaking it

@0cujo0 6 лет назад

Could these rods be used for Prawn fishing?

@boesdi3908 4 года назад

Yupz

@fulviogarofano6419 6 лет назад

so this is where light rock fishing comes from

@TheBrewersDroop 6 лет назад

This story is much too short! I need to know more. I'm hooked!!

@teddyhaku 3 года назад

I thought this said catching fish with tiny robots...wtf wrong with me 😂

@qwmx 3 года назад

I feel this explains a lot about the fishing animation in Animal Crossing (the fishing rod design, how none of the rods have a reel and we just pull the fish out, not reel it in).

@One_and_Only_5.4 4 года назад

That's literally a bait fish, prolly could catch a 40 pound kitty cat with that

@gorillaman6827 6 лет назад

1:05 they wondering when they should stop

@sadscaredorca7250 3 года назад

Just wait till we give em a cast net

@honda_fanb0y889 6 лет назад

When u get a smol fhis and u make it so big deal lol and sorry my bad english

@jozeal6666 6 лет назад

@両角淳-x2l 6 лет назад

If you guys say "Big Fight Game" is fishing big fish by big fishing tackle, this is "small Big Fight Game" that fishing small fish by a small fishing tackle

@lucascaros5298 4 года назад

What kind of fishing line are you using? 5 ounce test

@TACOPERATOR17STINGRAY1 4 года назад

I caught a blue fin tuna the other day and we took it to a fish market and I found out the fish was going to be taken to japan to be sold right before the new year made me feel good to know I’m feeding people all the way across the world #supportcomericialfisherman

@rajgill7576 4 года назад

The evaporation ponds by my house get some bass that are like 3-4 inches. Its actually a lot of fun to fish scaled down because you can see and feel them nibbling your baits. I totally get this (:

@interwestingstuffinterwest6459 4 года назад

They catch more fish than I did in a life time

@Kevin-ci4ky 3 года назад

I concluded I won Guinness world record for the smallest fish

@epifny9614 6 лет назад

only in Japan. how cool

@ΟρέστηςΣ-ζ1σ 6 лет назад

*Moves into funky electronic music*

@jtagoat6 6 лет назад

This is so cool because I like to fish for tiny fish like blue gill I would like to try this someday

@topbrasstv8867 6 лет назад

You should fish for minnows it's pretty fun

@rbclc 4 года назад

2:06...It's looks like a wizard wand.

@NoobNoob1986 6 лет назад

Would be great to own one of their rods

@is5941 6 лет назад

2:08 is one of the sets for the k-drama, 'Lawless lawyer'

@enderblazefuision 6 лет назад

I know catching small fish is hard I was always the kid chasing fish with a small net at any body of water I went to

@timturbo7727 6 лет назад

Damn those must be great bait!

@sr.7314 6 лет назад

Those are also widely available in India and we use kind of similar method to catch them. These are good for eyes. You can deep fry or cook with green tomatoes, yummy

@arpandey7043 4 года назад

I can only hear i am..... Des and i am... Des😂

@ninawang926 4 года назад

Great video but I have a question. What do you do with the fish? Like they are tiny! You would need thousands you to feed 1 person! Please help I really wanna know what they do with it. If someone has the answer please tell me.

@wesgore8016 6 лет назад

all u need is the tiniest hook and some wonderbread

@addhiachannel383 4 года назад

Nice rod

@reddotadventure 2 года назад

Wow. It's really amazing

@ethanpowell3203 3 года назад

My question: why do you want to catch a small fish in the first place?

@cutegirl8128 6 лет назад

Hey, what do you do for a living? I make tiny ass fishing rods; to catch tiny ass fish. Yeah right! No seriously...it's a thing

@-kenzest6448 4 года назад

tiny things come with tiny prize

@juanherrera1055 3 года назад

Did I told you about the one that got away! It was this big ( showing finger nail ).

@kelvinocasio8113 6 лет назад

You promote this but u dont link the store or anyway to contact them to buy from them?

@Epic_Gamer__ 6 лет назад

Imagine trying to figure out if you even hooked onto a fish. The fish has like no power!

@andrewwindsor2287 4 года назад

I am a really big man 👨 soo I should totally fish 🐟 like this 😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣 and make people laugh

@aldrineuri122 3 года назад

I can make a hundred of those sticks in a day

@HariKristiyanto 2 года назад

Art of fishing

@infomercialsidk222 6 лет назад

starts hauling in sharks

@discountpotato5680 6 лет назад

but why do you need this specific rod?

@gameryusic825 4 года назад

I just go to the longkang and use a net to catch sewage fish. Its alot of fun but now no-one does it cuz its weird.

@vivecsarmiger5398 4 года назад

Sometimes the smallest things are the best things.

@beverlydanao1100 6 лет назад

It’s amazing how Japanese people can pass on their craft to their descendants... it’s really the reason why lots of their traditions withstood modernization

@christiancontreras327 4 года назад

That’s crazy how since they overfished the big fishes now they even try to get the smallest ones too

@schultemeister6975 6 лет назад

Perfection is often a cripple

@OtakuGirl-qe4zb 6 лет назад

Next video: dishes made with the fish😆

@eranredrick 6 лет назад

They have those rods in America everywhere

@engranajefijo1569 6 лет назад

If you like watching people catch small fish and different species watch Extreme philly fishing

@ratdoto2148 3 года назад

Even if we assume you meant at full size, that's not even close to being "one of the smallest fish in the world". They are at least a factor of 10 larger than the smallest fish.